Children of Chance (1930 film)

Children of Chance is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Elissa Landi, Mabel Poulton, John Stuart and John Longden.

Plot
Binnie, a struggling young actress, is mistaken for her doppelganger the model Lia Monta. Unfortunately Monta, a woman with a shady past has that very same day stolen some precious pearls and fled to the Continent. Binnie, delighted to have won a film contract with a leading producer who be believes her to be Monta, is forced to face the consequences of the other woman's theft.

Cast

 * Elissa Landi as Binnie/Lia Monta
 * Mabel Poulton as Molly
 * John Stuart as Gordon
 * John Longden as Jeffrey
 * Gus McNaughton as H.K. Zinkuyell
 * Wallace Lupino as O.K. Johnson
 * Gus Sharland as Hugo
 * John Deverell as Harold
 * Charles Dormer as Dude
 * Dorothy Minto as Sally
 * Kay Hammond as Joyce
 * Aileen Despard (credited as Eileen Despard) as Beryl

Production
It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures, the country's biggest production company of the era. A separate German version Children of Fortune was also made. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more established.